Johnny Depp is an American actor, producer, and musician.
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Johnny Depp made his debut in the horror film A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), before rising to prominence as a teen idol on the television series 21 Jump Street (1987–1990).
In the 1990s, Johnny Depp acted mostly in independent films, often playing eccentric characters, which included:
- What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993),
- Benny and Joon (1993),
- Dead Man (1995),
- Donnie Brasco (1997), and
- Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).
Johnny Depp also began collaborating with director Tim Burton, starring in Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), and Sleepy Hollow (1999).
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In the 2000s, Johnny Depp became one of the most commercially successful film stars by playing Captain Jack Sparrow in the Walt Disney swashbuckler film series Pirates of the Caribbean (2003–2017).
Johnny Depp was born on June 9, 1963, in Owensboro, Kentucky, the youngest of four children of waitress Betty Sue Palmer (née Wells) and civil engineer John Christopher Depp.
Johnny Depp’s father John Christopher Depp was born in 1938.
Johnny Depp’s family moved frequently during his childhood, eventually settling in Miramar, Florida, in 1970.
Johnny Depp’s parents divorced in 1978 when he was 15, and his mother later married Robert Palmer, whom Depp has called “an inspiration”.


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